Rail joint



R. P. McCABE.

RAH. JOINT.

APPLICATION man MAYIO, 1921.

1,487,253. Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

Patented Nov. 28, 1922.

noY PARKER MecABE, or nonoron, new BRUNSWICK, CANADA.

. RAIL JoI N'r.

Application filed May 10, 1921. SerialNo. 468,219.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Boy PARKER MoCABn, asubject of the King of Great Britain, and resident of the city ofMoncton, in the Province of New Brunswick, in the Dominion of Canada,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in rail joints, and has for itsobjects to provide a joint which will eliminate or reduce to its minimumthe springing which occurs when the trucks of heavy loaded cars passover the joint.

A further object is to provide a lapping joint formed by abutting theobliquely cut ends of the rails and securing them by fish plates as isusually done in securing such joints.

Another object is to provide notches in the rails adjacent the joint,which engaging the spikes will secure the rail more tightly on the tie,and will afford more firmness to the joint.

A further object is to provide a joint which is simple in construction,not liable to go out of repair, and generally to adapt the several partsto better perform the functions required of them.

With the above and other objects, in view, the invention consistsessentially of the improved construction hereinafter described in detailin the accompanying specification and drawings.

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a pair of rails joined by my improvedrail joint.

Figure 2 is an elevation partly in section of the same.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the rails, showing the angle atwhich the end is cut.

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the adjacent rail.

In the drawings, like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A and B represent two rails of usualconstruction, being cut at an angle at approximately 45, as shown at 10through the head and web thereof.

The rails as shown in Figures 3 and 4- are thus provided with ends, onetapering upwardly, and the other tapering downwardly, so that when thesame are joined the rail A overlaps the rail B and forms an obliquejoint, illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings.

The rails are further provided with a pair of fish plates 11 of usualconstruction and provided with orifices designed to register withorifices 12, provided in the rails and be engaged by bolts 13 designedto fasten the same in position and secure the joint firmly.

The rails are further provided adjacent the joint with notches 14designed to receive the heads of the spikes when the same are driveninto the ties, so as to hold the same firmly thereon, and thereby affordmore firmness to the joint 10.

With the previous but joint that is now in use, the truck passing on thejoint will force one of the rails down and the said rail will springupwardly as soon as the truck leaves it and strike the abutting end ofthe adjacent rail, which causes the noise that is noticed when the cartrucks pass over the rail joint.

When this joint is in use, the car truck engages both rails at the sametime on account of one end of the rail A over-lapping the downwardlytapering end of the adjacent rail B, thereby causing the two rails tospring down simultaneously and come up to their normal position at thesame time, thus eliminating the cause of the noise occurring when thetrucks are passing on the rails and caused by the stress occasioned byone rail striking the abutting end of the adjacent rail.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention, within thescope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theaccompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It will be understood that in order to use the rails in making orstarting a grade, the bevel would require to be a few degrees more orless on a few rails in order to start the grade and still have a goodjoint.

What I claim as my invention is:

The herein described means forconnecting the meeting ends of railsincluding two rails having their ends cut at an oblique angle throughthe head and through the Web and further cut at right angles through thebases, whereby the heads and Webs of said rails form a lapped joint, andwhereby the bases are vertically opposed to one another, orifices insaid bases adjacent to the joint designed to receive therethrough therail spikes and to hold thereon the spike heads, orifices in the webs ofthe rails designed to receive therethrough securing means for a pair offish plates having ori- 1.0 fices registering with the orifices in theWebs.

In Witness whereof? I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twoWitnesses.

ROY PARKER MCCABE. \Vitnesses:

' THos. MEREDITH,

J. BRIAN.

